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What happened to the Jews of Egypt?
You wouldn't know it from walking around Cairo today, but there used to be a vibrant Jewish population in Egypt. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, this 80,000-strong community was a pillar of the country's political, economic, and...
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Wed, Mar 27 2013 5:43 AM
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Morning Brief: Rebels patrol streets of Central African Republic capital
Rebels patrol streets of Central African Republic capital Top news: Rebel troops are patrolling the streets of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, after a group of rebels overthrew the government earlier this week. Late Monday, the rebel...
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Wed, Mar 27 2013 5:30 AM
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Is this China's first lady singing to troops after the Tiananmen Square crackdown?
China Digital Times posts the photo above, from Hong Kong's Open Magazine , which purportedly shows a young Peng Liyuan -- military pop star and wife of current President Xi Jinping -- entertaining the troops in Tiananmen Square in June 1989. The...
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Tue, Mar 26 2013 2:41 PM
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Bombing North Korea's sacred statues would be gratifying but foolish
Today, North Korea scolded the South for its reported plan to destroy two giant bronze statues in Pyongyang if the North issues any further provocations. Experts on the conflict, speaking with Foreign Policy today, tend to agree with the North: This would...
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Tue, Mar 26 2013 12:45 PM
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Violent clashes erupt after Egyptian student sit-in
Who knew calling for pedestrian safety could be so dangerous? Earlier today, skirmishes between students and the guards at Egypt's Misr International University resulted in bloodshed following a 15 day sit-in to protest the suspension of 16 students...
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Tue, Mar 26 2013 11:30 AM
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North Korea turns volume of missile systems up to 11
North Korea issued a new threat to the United States on Tuesday saying its long-range field artillery units are now on the "highest alert" possible. Like turning an amplifier " up to eleven " -- a concept that doesn't actually...
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Tue, Mar 26 2013 11:19 AM
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Morning Brief: Syrian opposition takes seat at Arab League summit
Syrian opposition takes seat at Arab League summit Top news: Representatives of the Syrian opposition took Syria's place at an Arab League summit in Doha on Tuesday, filling the seat for the first time since President Bashar al-Assad's government...
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Tue, Mar 26 2013 5:47 AM
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Stats junkie successfully predicts another African coup
Political scientist Jay Ulfelder, who's quickly becoming the Nate Silver of coups, has accurately predicted another one with the ouster of President Francois Bozizé of the Central African Republic. On Monday, rebel fighters cemented control over the...
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Mon, Mar 25 2013 3:00 PM
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This is the secret airline that's reportedly flooding Syria with weapons
Today's New York Times uncovers the clandestine effort by the CIA and Arab governments to deliver military aid to rebel fighters in Syria through an airlift involving more than 160 flights of military-style cargo planes owned by Arab governments....
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Mon, Mar 25 2013 9:40 AM
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The 2013 Gelber Prize winner: Chrystia Freeland's 'Plutocrats'
Last month, we posted interviews with the authors of the books nominated for the 2013 Gelber Prize, a literary award for the year's best non-fiction book in English on foreign affairs sponsored by the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University...
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Mon, Mar 25 2013 8:55 AM
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How the Syrian opposition is like Mean Girls
Conclusively proving that you can find anything on the Internet, there's a great, nerdy blog out there called It's Raining Mensheviks . The conceit is simple: The site takes old pictures of early Soviet leaders, and splices them together with...
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Mon, Mar 25 2013 7:01 AM
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Morning Brief: Cyprus reaches new bailout deal with European regulators
Cyprus reaches new bailout deal with European regulators Top news: European financial regulators struck a last-minute deal with the Cypriot government in the early hours of Monday that will prevent Cyprus' exit from the eurozone and scraps a politically...
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Mon, Mar 25 2013 5:43 AM
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This Belgian politician is accused of conspiring to overthrow Congo's government
He's got a winning smile, but the Democratic Republic of Congo isn't laughing. Belgian member of parliament Laurent Louis, pictured above, was accused of conspiring to overthrow the Congolese government on Friday in an alleged plot that included...
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Fri, Mar 22 2013 3:50 PM
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If you're not getting a call from the pope, you're nobody
Either Pope Francis is an old man with nothing better to do than sit around his palace calling old friends, or he has crafted a clever-as-a-fox public relations campaign -- or he's just an extremely nice person. The newly installed and famously down...
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Fri, Mar 22 2013 2:30 PM
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Lebanon's government comes toppling down
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati just tendered his resignation , leaving a political vacuum in Beirut. It couldn’t come at a more tense moment, as the sectarian bloodshed in Syria risks spilling over into Lebanon. The last time a Lebanese government...
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Fri, Mar 22 2013 12:57 PM
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